Pacific Northwest

A charming canary-yellow wildflower with exploding seed capsules. Occurring across much of Western North America, the canary violet grows up to a d...

Humble toad rush is one of our favorite plants. At only 2 to 6-inches tall, this annual grass-like plant scarcely gets any attention. Yet for us it...

Elkhorn clarkia is among the most charming annual Inland West wildflowers, displaying flamboyant antler-shaped pink to fuchsia-colored flowers sing...

Edible and extremely drought tolerant Naturally occurring from southern BC southward to California, slimleaf onion arises in the spring with thin, ...

A great colonizer for disturbed sites, rain gardens, and seasonally flooded spots! Also known as denseflower willowherb, this annual relative of fi...

A rain garden plant for rare bees. Appearing like plant out of time, Navarretia is one of those few native wildflowers that still sometimes persist...

Canada milkvetch is a robust perennial legume that’s also a bumble bee magnet once it starts flowering. Grouped plantings in particular typically p...

Extremely attractive masses of cosmic-blue flowers rise up to a bit over 2-feet in height on this ultra-showy plant. Found throughout the inland No...

This is one of the lesser common things in our inventory, an oddly plain, and yet uncanny plant -- something of a mystery --but one dripping with l...

A mounding, tufted, native fine-leaved fescue for wild lawns, septic drain fields, parks, pet enclosures, and more. Western fescue is a widespread ...

One of the most divine prairie species, and possibly the most important wild food plant in parts of the Northwest.  Taller than its sibling common ...

Another splendidly long-lived western wildflower with an edible bulb. Also known as white brodiaea, and fool’s onion, this is a plant that can grow...

Slough sedge is a cornerstone species in many damp meadows and wetlands along the West Coast. It extends from California to southern Alaska, and i...

We know a spot...a mowed, grassy parking lot, of thin, sandy, compacted soil. It’s a place where saltwater from the close-by beach saturates the ro...

An overlooked, and structurally interesting meadow plant, that is an excellent food source for wildlife. This annual member of the rose family is n...

One of the larger and more striking members of the Lomatium genus, Columbia biscuitroot (or Columbia desert parsley) is a native of the Columbia Ri...

  This wild native mustard boasts nutritious leaves, similar to wild arugula, and sturdy taproots with a peppery kick. Additionally, yellow rocket ...

An extremely showy plant! Much like its relative arrowleaf balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata), Puget balsamroot forms clumps of thick, rough-textu...

This is our only regional member of the obscure Tofieldiaceae family, a group of lily-like plants. False asphodel made headlines in 2021 when it wa...

A Brief Seasonal Offering: Garry oak (also sometimes described as Oregon white oak) naturally occurs from British Columbia to California. It’s argu...

A robust, high value wildlife plant for forest edges, hedgerows, and natural areas. One of the larger, and more sprawling native legumes for the Pa...

With deep, inky blue-purple flowers, this is a wildflower of ridiculous beauty. Moreover, it’s a fascinating bumble bee pollinated plant with bloss...

Edible and extremely drought tolerant Naturally occurring from southern BC southward to California, slimleaf onion arises in the spring with thin, ...

As the common name makes clear, this is a rush-like plant that "creeps" or spreads by underground rhizomes. The scientific name is a bit more elega...